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father

Meaning of “father”

Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

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979 occurrences852 verses52 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 2:24

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John 1:14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 1:14 · retained source text

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among vs (& we beheld his glory, the glory as of the onely begotten of the Father) full of grace and trueth.

1611 marginal noteMat. 1.16.

John 1:18
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 1:18 · retained source text

No man hath seene God at any time: the onely begotten Sonne, which is in the bosome of the Father, he hath declared him.

1611 marginal note1.Iohn 4.12. 1.tim. 6.16.

John 3:35
The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 3:35 · retained source text

The Father loueth the Sonne, and hath giuen al things into his hand.

1611 marginal noteMatth. 11.27.

John 4:12
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 4:12 · retained source text

Art thou greater then our father Iacob, which gaue vs the Well, and dranke thereof himselfe, and his children, and his cattell?

John 4:21
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 4:21 · retained source text

Iesus saith vnto her, Woman, beleeue me, the houre commeth when ye shall neither in this mountaine, nor yet at Hierusalem, worship the Father.

John 4:23
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 4:23 · retained source text

But the houre commeth, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit, and in trueth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

John 4:53
So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 4:53 · retained source text

So the father knewe that it was at the same houre, in the which Iesus said vnto him, Thy sonne liueth, and himselfe beleeued, and his whole house.

John 5:18
Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 5:18 · retained source text

Therefore the Iewes sought the more to kill him, not onely because hee had broken the Sabbath, but said also, that God was his father, making himselfe equall with God.

John 5:19
Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 5:19 · retained source text

Then answered Iesus, and saide vnto them, Uerily, verily I say vnto you, The sonne can doe nothing of himselfe, but what he seeth the Father doe: for what things soeuer he doeth, these also doth the sonne likewise.

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Where “father” appears

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Genesis169 occurrences
140 verses
Exodus23 occurrences
22 verses
Leviticus10 occurrences
9 verses
Numbers22 occurrences
19 verses
Deuteronomy14 occurrences
14 verses
Joshua13 occurrences
12 verses
Judges38 occurrences
34 verses
Ruth3 occurrences
2 verses
1 Samuel39 occurrences
34 verses
2 Samuel17 occurrences
15 verses
1 Kings60 occurrences
52 verses
2 Kings30 occurrences
25 verses
1 Chronicles55 occurrences
43 verses
2 Chronicles54 occurrences
47 verses
Esther2 occurrences
1 verse
Job6 occurrences
6 verses
Psalms4 occurrences
4 verses
Proverbs18 occurrences
18 verses
Isaiah13 occurrences
12 verses
Jeremiah14 occurrences
14 verses
Ezekiel10 occurrences
9 verses
Daniel6 occurrences
4 verses
Amos1 occurrence
1 verse
Micah1 occurrence
1 verse
Zechariah2 occurrences
1 verse
Malachi3 occurrences
2 verses
Matthew60 occurrences
54 verses
Mark19 occurrences
18 verses
Luke43 occurrences
36 verses
John126 occurrences
104 verses
Acts10 occurrences
10 verses
Romans12 occurrences
11 verses
1 Corinthians3 occurrences
3 verses
2 Corinthians5 occurrences
4 verses
Galatians5 occurrences
5 verses
Ephesians10 occurrences
10 verses
Philippians4 occurrences
4 verses
Colossians6 occurrences
6 verses
1 Thessalonians6 occurrences
5 verses
2 Thessalonians3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses
2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
Titus1 occurrence
1 verse
Philemon1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews5 occurrences
5 verses
James4 occurrences
4 verses
1 Peter3 occurrences
3 verses
2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
1 John13 occurrences
12 verses
2 John4 occurrences
3 verses
Jude1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation4 occurrences
4 verses

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